Hi, I had those symptoms once. How's your free disk space on your root filesystem? Greg On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, Kiwi-Hawk wrote: > Hi > > I'm trying to do this at the moment too and I have beinging there is a > problem > with the rivafd module if thats being loaded (don't know where to kill it) > and > I now get the Nvidia logo and it dies (can't load default font "fixed". > This is if I start from startx if I run init 5 it recycles at the logo and I > can no NOT A THING,.. my boot log states that mdadpd (from memory I'm > writing this > from Windoz as I have no access to Linux at this point) fails to load at > boot time > > I don't know if any of this helps at all > > Cheers > Pete > > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Colin J Thomson > Sent: Tuesday, 28 September 2004 11:50 a.m. > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: nVidia Drivers > > > On Tuesday 28 Sep 2004 00:37, Richard E Miles wrote: > > > I have an nVidia FX5200 video card and I have downloaded its drivers > > > from nVidia. When I try to run the installer it says I need to stop > > > the X Server. How do I stop the X Server? > > > > > > John > > > > restart in level 3 as root > > init 3 > > login as root > > then run the script > > after completion of nvidia sript > > startx > > Yes.. BUT before you startx (init 5) remember you have to edit your > xorg.conf. > > Comment out dri: > # Load "dri" > and change the driver to : > Driver "nvidia" > > This should be enough to get you up and running, and restarting X you should > see the NVidia logo. > > HTH > > Colin > -- > Fedora Core 2, Custom Built Kernel 2.6.8.1 > KDE-Redhat-3.3.0-2.2.2.kde > Registered Linux user number 342953 > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.769 / Virus Database: 516 - Release Date: 24/09/2004 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.769 / Virus Database: 516 - Release Date: 24/09/2004 > >
